WDF posts Europe Youth knockout draw

The World Darts Federation has moved the 2026 Europe Cup Youth into its knockout phase and is pointing viewers to two places to follow it in real time: the DartConnect bracket page and the tournament’s live YouTube stream. The event is being played at the University of Limerick in Ireland from July 8 to July 11, according to WDF event listings. The federation said before play began that this year’s edition is the 35th Europe Cup Youth and the first to be held in the Republic of Ireland. (dartswdf.com) WDF also said the field set a participation record, with 27 nations in the open youth category and 23 in the girls’ section. (dartswdf.com) ### Where did the knockout draw go live? The WDF’s July 9 update sent followers to a DartConnect bracket page for the knockout stages, giving the tournament a live results hub rather than a static draw sheet. The bracket link is the same page being used for ongoing match-by-match updates and player statistics during the event. DartConnect has become the practical center of gravity once group play ends because it shows the bracket path as results are entered. In this case, WDF’s official event pages also route readers toward its Europe Cup Youth competition listings, which run across singles, pairs, teams and girls’ events in Limerick. (dartswdf.com) ### What exactly is being played in Limerick? The WDF’s tournament pages list the 2026 Europe Cup Youth across multiple disciplines: open youth singles, pairs and teams, plus girls’ singles, pairs and teams. Those events together feed the overall standings for the week. (tv.dartconnect.com) The singles page says the knockout structure includes rounds from the last 64 onward, with last-64, last-32, last-16 and quarter-final matches all played over the best of seven legs. The semi-finals are best of nine legs and the final is best of 11. Group-stage matches in singles were scheduled as best of five legs before the knockout bracket. (dartswdf.com) ### How big is this year’s field? WDF said on July 5 that 27 nations entered the open youth category and 23 entered the girls’ section, both figures attached to what it called a new participation record for the event. (dartswdf.com) The same preview listed full national squads for the week in Limerick. The federation also framed the tournament as a major youth stop on its calendar. WDF noted that the 2025 edition ended with England atop the medal table on four gold medals, while Scotland’s Mitchell Lawrie used that week as a springboard to the WDF Youth World Championship later in the year. (dartswdf.com) ### What should viewers watch now? The live YouTube stream is active for tournament coverage, while the DartConnect bracket page is the place for rolling scores, bracket movement and statistical updates. (dartswdf.com) WDF’s event pages list July 11 as the final day of the 2026 Europe Cup Youth in Limerick. Saturday’s closing sessions are the next clear milestone because the knockout rounds now determine the remaining medal matches across the youth competitions. The official WDF listings and the DartConnect bracket page remain the federation’s published channels for following those results through the end of play in Limerick. (dartswdf.com 1) (dartswdf.com 2)